A behind-the-scenes look at how David Letterman prepares for an interview with Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.

Introduction

In his first television project since retiring as host of CBS’s “The Late Show,” David Letterman travels to India to find out how this country—soon to be the world’s most populous—will power all its people. Will they continue using dirty fossils fuels like coal or lead the way with the renewable energy program they’ve promised? Letterman interviews the prime minister, travels to rural villages where 300 million people live without power, and finds out why the U.S. may play a key role in India’s energy future.

Behind the Scenes

David Letterman and the U.S. Ambassador

In this YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY web exclusive, David Letterman sits down with the then-US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, to learn how two of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are working together to fight climate change. Since the video was filmed, the United States elected a new president, Donald J. Trump, who is putting important partnerships like these in jeopardy.

In this YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY web exclusive, David Letterman sits down with the then-US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, to learn how two of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are working together to fight climate change. Since the video was filmed, the United States elected a new president, Donald J. Trump, who is putting important partnerships like these in jeopardy.

In this behind-the-scenes clip, David Letterman meets filmmaker Iqbal Kidwai. Iqbal is Letterman’s guide to the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, where some villages aren’t connected to the electrical grid.

Blocking the Sun

The Future is Now

Michael C. Hall journeys to the low-lying deltaic country of Bangladesh, where the future is now. Rising seas are expected to submerge 17% of this nation, the worlds’ most vulnerable to climate change.

The Coal Wars

Even though coal plants are shutting down across the country, coal remains a major source of energy in the U.S. America Ferrera journeys to Illinois, where a still-functioning coal plant is creating tension.

Blocking the Sun

The Future is Now

Michael C. Hall journeys to the low-lying deltaic country of Bangladesh, where the future is now. Rising seas are expected to submerge 17% of this nation, the worlds’ most vulnerable to climate change.

The Coal Wars

Even though coal plants are shutting down across the country, coal remains a major source of energy in the U.S. America Ferrera journeys to Illinois, where a still-functioning coal plant is creating tension.